Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-15 | Page 1 | House Okehs Bonus Bill, 209 to 176

I HOUSE BONUS BILL BILE I Q 9 TO 1 Measure Amended to Provide U. U S. S Bonds for Retiring Retiring Retiring ing Notes SERVICE EX-SERVICE MEN LOOK ON Oklahoman to Ask Immediate Senate Vote In Associated iress W WASHINGTON June 15 The 15 The immediate im immediate irn- irn mediate cash payment of the 2400 2 soldiers soldiers' bonus certificates certificates- demanded by former service servicemen men in the capital was capital was approved today by the house Th The measure now goes to the senate senate sen sen- ate where leaders claim enough votes for a rejection President Hoover Hoo ver er has promised a veto if the legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation reaches the White While House Both Utah congressmen Loofbourow ow and Colton Cotton voted against the mea mea- sure The Thc Patman bill passed by the house would redeem bonus certificates certificates I cates at their face lace value in new treasury treas treas- ury notes distributed to the veterans through the federal reserve banks I Before final approval the measure was amended to provide an equal I issue Isme of government bonds hond to o o je e used t i if for for- or retiring the currency if dollar became t too loo o cheap i Former service men packed the theall galleries all ies as the vote was taken It ItI I I represented one step toward victory I in their demand for lor the bonus legis legis- I lation laUon The vote vole for the measure was as I to lo Senator Thomas D. D Okla planned to ask for an nn immediate vote in the I senate when the bill reached there from the house This would require unanimous consent consent con con- sent to dispense with the usual procedure procedure procedure pro pro- o of referring the bill to a committee committee com corn but leaders indicated they would accept the thc suggestion A single objection however would require the thc bill to be sent to the senate sen ate finance committee for study Immediately after the result of the vote was announced a few members and some spectators joined in scattered scattered scattered scat scat- applause Veterans who had crowded the galleries galleries gal gal- al- al for three days daYI remained orderly orderly or or- derl derly and most of them left imme Imme- Vets Committee Proposal Balked WASHINGTON June 15 l' l D Crea Crea Creation Creation tion of a standing committee on veterans veterans' vet vel- et erans' erans affairs was blocked in the s aen- aen enate en- en ate today for the second time this week as members exhausted in debate de tie- rIe 1 bate the time allotted for consideration I tion of oi the qu question stion 1 Before laying the resolution aside the senate agreed to an amendment by Senator R. R Mich Mick to postpone creation of or the committee commit commit- tee until next session if it the resolution tion ion is adopted and an amendment by Ashurst CD D. D Ariz Aria increasing the membership from 13 to 15 Advocate Advocates were urging immediate creation apparently so the bonus bill when it comes from the could be bc taken up UI by the new committee committee com corn instead of or going to the finance committee where a cold reception is expected I. I I